Buying discounted receivables is one of the oldest businesses around. That it happens to be for a criminal ransomware organization is new. The instinct to cont

Buying discounted receivables is one of the oldest businesses around. That it happens to be for a criminal ransomware organization is new. The instinct to contact ransomers and say, "hey, I see you have some uncertainty in how much money you are going to collect. Do you want a guaranteed amount now, or a risk adjusted figure later? If now, I can offer you $x for a key I can use on as many customers as I can..." Ethics aside, that's really impressive deal making.